Interesting. I rather like it. It's quite fast-paced. I like the rhyming, and its beautiful in its contrast- the first part addressing the darkness, and then the second part showing understanding, tenderness, and yes, love. Not the normal portrayal of Hades, despite it being the correct one. Everyone knows Hades kidnapped Persephone, but few know the whole story, or the reasons, etc. Nice work!

Wow. Beautiful. I don't think many people can capture Hades as the Greeks saw him- not after Disney's animated Hercules and all the evil gods of the dead in other mythologies. This poem, however, does it nicely- about a guy that just wants love. It is truely a gem in Greek retellings. Loved it.